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Schedule & Results
53-29 · 2026 season
| Tue, Oct 21 | vs GS | L109–119 |
| Fri, Oct 24 | vs MIN | W128–110 |
| Sun, Oct 26 | @ SAC | W127–120 |
| Mon, Oct 27 | vs POR | L108–122 |
| Wed, Oct 29 | @MIN | W116–115 |
| Fri, Oct 31 | @ MEM | W117–112 |
| Sun, Nov 2 | vs MIA | W130–120 |
| Mon, Nov 3 | @POR | W123–115 |
| Wed, Nov 5 | vs SA | W118–116 |
| Sat, Nov 8 | @ ATL | L102–122 |
| Mon, Nov 10 | @ CHA | W121–111 |
| Wed, Nov 12 | @ OKC | L92–121 |
| Fri, Nov 14 | @ NO | W118–104 |
| Sat, Nov 15 | @ MIL | W119–95 |
| Tue, Nov 18 | vs UTAH | W140–126 |
| Sun, Nov 23 | @UTAH | W108–106 |
| Tue, Nov 25 | vs LAC | W135–118 |
| Fri, Nov 28 | vs DAL | W129–119 |
| Sun, Nov 30 | vsNO | W133–121 |
| Mon, Dec 1 | vs PHX | L108–125 |
| Thu, Dec 4 | @ TOR | W123–120 |
| Fri, Dec 5 | @ BOS | L105–126 |
| Sun, Dec 7 | @ PHI | W112–108 |
| Wed, Dec 10 | vsSA | L119–132 |
| Sun, Dec 14 | @PHX | W116–114 |
| Thu, Dec 18 | @UTAH | W143–135 |
| Sat, Dec 20 | @LAC | L88–103 |
| Tue, Dec 23 | @PHX | L108–132 |
| Thu, Dec 25 | vs HOU | L96–119 |
| Sun, Dec 28 | vsSAC | W125–101 |
| Tue, Dec 30 | vs DET | L106–128 |
| Fri, Jan 2 | vsMEM | W128–121 |
| Sun, Jan 4 | vsMEM | W120–114 |
| Tue, Jan 6 | @NO | W111–103 |
| Wed, Jan 7 | @SA | L91–107 |
| Fri, Jan 9 | vsMIL | L101–105 |
| Mon, Jan 12 | @SAC | L112–124 |
| Tue, Jan 13 | vsATL | W141–116 |
| Thu, Jan 15 | vsCHA | L117–135 |
| Sat, Jan 17 | @POR | L116–132 |
| Sun, Jan 18 | vsTOR | W110–93 |
| Tue, Jan 20 | @ DEN | W115–107 |
| Thu, Jan 22 | @LAC | L104–112 |
| Sat, Jan 24 | @DAL | W116–110 |
| Mon, Jan 26 | @ CHI | W129–118 |
| Wed, Jan 28 | @ CLE | L99–129 |
| Fri, Jan 30 | @ WSH | W142–111 |
| Sun, Feb 1 | @ NY | L100–112 |
| Tue, Feb 3 | @ BKN | W125–109 |
| Thu, Feb 5 | vsPHI | W119–115 |
| Sat, Feb 7 | vsGS | W105–99 |
| Mon, Feb 9 | vsOKC | L110–119 |
| Tue, Feb 10 | vsSA | L108–136 |
| Thu, Feb 12 | vsDAL | W124–104 |
| Fri, Feb 20 | vsLAC | W125–122 |
| Sun, Feb 22 | vsBOS | L89–111 |
| Tue, Feb 24 | vs ORL | L109–110 |
| Thu, Feb 26 | @PHX | L110–113 |
| Sat, Feb 28 | @GS | W129–101 |
| Sun, Mar 1 | vsSAC | W128–104 |
| Tue, Mar 3 | vsNO | W110–101 |
| Thu, Mar 5 | @DEN | L113–120 |
| Fri, Mar 6 | vs IND | W128–117 |
| Sun, Mar 8 | vsNY | W110–97 |
| Tue, Mar 10 | vsMIN | W120–106 |
| Thu, Mar 12 | vsCHI | W142–130 |
| Sat, Mar 14 | vsDEN | W127–125 |
| Mon, Mar 16 | @HOU | W100–92 |
| Wed, Mar 18 | @HOU | W124–116 |
| Thu, Mar 19 | @MIA | W134–126 |
| Sat, Mar 21 | @ORL | W105–104 |
| Mon, Mar 23 | @DET | L110–113 |
| Wed, Mar 25 | @IND | W137–130 |
| Fri, Mar 27 | vsBKN | W116–99 |
| Mon, Mar 30 | vsWSH | W120–101 |
| Tue, Mar 31 | vsCLE | W127–113 |
| Thu, Apr 2 | @OKC | L96–139 |
| Sun, Apr 5 | @DAL | L128–134 |
| Tue, Apr 7 | vsOKC | L87–123 |
| Thu, Apr 9 | @GS | W119–103 |
| Fri, Apr 10 | vsPHX | W101–73 |
| Sun, Apr 12 | vsUTAH | W131–107 |
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